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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1929

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OBER, n. Responsibility, liability; power, influence (Ork. 1929 Marw.); impudent self-confidence (Ork. 1934). Hence oberfu, bold, forward (Id.).Ork. 1929 Marw.:
The ober's aff o' me noo.

[O.N. ábyrgð, responsibility, liability, weight; cf. Norw. dial. åbyrgsla, responsibility, surety.]

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